Definition of a happening

happening

noun

• an event.

  It was quite a happening.

  • See more words with the same meaning: a party, event, gathering, meeting.

  Last edited on Mar 21 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'a party, event, gathering, meeting':
face time	Definitions include: the potential of facilitating one's meeting of other people.
bun fight	Definitions include: a grand party.
hootenanny	Definitions include: a party.
get together	Definitions include: to hook up.
safety meeting	Definitions include: a break in the workday when employees gather to ingest drugs.
session	Definitions include: a period of time during which one engages sexually with another person.
blowout	Definitions include: a big party.
kick back	Definitions include: to recline, as in a reclining chair.
sausage fest	Definitions include: a gathering with many more males than females.
sausage party	Definitions include: a gathering with many more males than females.
bof	Definitions include: used to express displeasure, disagreement, disappointment, or disgust.
booty call	Definitions include: a last-minute or previously unplanned request to meet up with someone with the intention of having sex (i.e. getting booty.)
do	Definitions include: to have sex with.
shindig	Definitions include: a party.
ABC party	Definitions include: "anything but clothes party".
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Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'happen':
happenin	Definitions include: to be in the in crowd, cool.
make it happen, captain.	Definitions include: statement of approval or encouragement.
pics or it didn't happen.	Definitions include: in response to a claim of an unlikely event occurring, a statement that "pics" (pictures) must be provided or the claimer is a liar.
sh*t happens	Definitions include: "Shit happens", i.e. bad things happen.
sh*t happens just don't step in it	Definitions include: stuff happens just don't cause oh the situation.
that just happened	Definitions include: an acknowledgement of a surprising event.
whas happening	Definitions include: alternate spelling of "What's happening?"
what's happen?	Definitions include: "What's happening?"

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